PREVIEW | Borussia Dortmund vs SC Freiburg: team news, lineups, predictions (Bundesliga 26/04)

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·24 April 2026

PREVIEW | Borussia Dortmund vs SC Freiburg: team news, lineups, predictions (Bundesliga 26/04)

Borussia Dortmund and SC Freiburg face off this Sunday at the Signal Iduna Park in 1. Bundesliga. The match will be broadcast live at 16:30 on Amazon Prime.

Borussia Dortmund have picked up 64 points and currently lie in 2nd position. In their last game, Niko Kovac's team lost 2-1 against TSG Hoffenheim (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

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SC Freiburg have won 43 points to date and are placed in 7th position. Last time out, Julian Schuster's team slipped to a 2-1 defeat against Stuttgart (DFB Pokal 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 1-1 draw.

Predicted lineups

Borussia Dortmund: Gregor Kobel, Ramy Bensebaini, Waldemar Anton, Nico Schlotterbeck, Julian Ryerson, Marcel Sabitzer, Jobe Bellingham, Daniel Svensson, Carney Chukwuemeka, Fábio Silva, Maximilian Beier

SC Freiburg: Noah Atubolu, Lukas Kubler, Matthias Ginter, Bruno Ogbus, Christian Günter, Max Eggestein, Johan Manzambi, Derry Scherhant, Lucas Holer, Vincenzo Grifo, Igor Matanovic

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Borussia Dortmund

Felix Nmecha - Torn Lateral Knee Ligament
Karim Adeyemi - Muscular problems
Niklas Sule - Knee Injury
Emre Can - Cruciate Ligament Tear

SC Freiburg

Patrick Osterhage - Knee Surgery

Last starting XIs

Borussia Dortmund ( vs TSG Hoffenheim 2026-04-18): Gregor Kobel, Niklas Sule, Waldemar Anton, Nico Schlotterbeck, Julian Ryerson, Marcel Sabitzer, Jobe Bellingham, Daniel Svensson, Carney Chukwuemeka, Fábio Silva, Maximilian Beier

SC Freiburg ( vs Stuttgart 2026-04-23): Florian Muller, Philipp Treu, Matthias Ginter, Philipp Lienhart, Jordy Makengo, Johan Manzambi, Max Eggestein, Jan-Niklas Beste, Yuito Suzuki, Vincenzo Grifo, Igor Matanovic

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MANAGERS

Niko Kovac has faced Julian Schuster on two occasions, recording one win and one draw
Julian Schuster has faced Borussia Dortmund on three occasions, recording one draw and two defeats
Niko Kovac has faced SC Freiburg on 11 occasions, recording two wins, five draws and four defeats

TEAMS

Away from home, SC Freiburg are on a run of four consecutive games scoring goals.
SC Freiburg currently have one defeat in their last five matches.
SC Freiburg currently have one draw in their last 14 matches.
SC Freiburg are on a run of eight consecutive games scoring goals.
SC Freiburg are on a run of three consecutive games conceding goals.
At home, Borussia Dortmund currently have four defeats in their last 21 matches.
At home, Borussia Dortmund currently have one draw in their last 15 matches.
Borussia Dortmund currently have one draw in their last 18 matches.
Borussia Dortmund are on a run of two consecutive games without a win.
Borussia Dortmund come into this match on the back of two consecutive defeats.

HEAD TO HEAD

Borussia Dortmund and SC Freiburg have already faced each other 53 times, with Borussia Dortmund holding the advantage: 35 wins, compared to six wins for SC Freiburg.
At Signal Iduna Park, Borussia Dortmund have the advantage in their head-to-head matches against SC Freiburg: 21 wins in 25 games. SC Freiburg have one win.
In the German League, the two teams have played 51 matches, with 34 wins for Borussia Dortmund, 12 draws and five wins for SC Freiburg.